# untenable

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #28,780

## Definitions
1. Not able to be held or sustained, such as of an opinion or position.
2. Unfit for habitation.

## Etymology
From un- + tenable.

## Easily confused with
- **undeniable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/undeniable-vs-untenable)

## Common misspellings (14)
`nutenable`, `unetnable`, `unntenable`, `unteanble`, `untenabble`, `untenabel`, `untenablle`, `untenalbe`, `untenbale`, `untenible`, `untennable`, `untneable`, `unttenable`, `utnenable`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/untenable